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The BEST Lemonade Recipe
Easily the BEST lemonade recipe. Made with only 3 ingredients and in 10 minutes! Perfect way to cool down on a hot summer day!
Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Keyword beverage, drink, lemon, lemonade, summer
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Total Time 10 minutes minutes
Servings 20 glasses
Calories 66kcal
- 1¼ cup sugar divided
- Finely grated zest of 1/2 lemon
- 1½ cups lemon juice
- 8 cups water divided
Combine 1 cup of sugar with 1 cup water in a small pan. Heat until sugar is dissolved. Remove from the stove and cool.
Place the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar and lemon zest in the bottom of a large pitcher. Mash with the back of a spoon until fragrant.
Stir in the lemon juice until dissolved. Add the remaining seven cups of water.
Serve over ice.
Calories: 66kcal